News Knit May 23

It was Victoria Day and all so I filled up the airwaves with some warm spring-summer jams. Plenty of new shit stuff this week to fill your hats with, of particular interest is numero group's new sampler "An Alternate History of Popular Music" stretching from some classic blues of the late 50s to some excellent knock-off powerpop of the mid 80's. Also the new Booker T. album is surprisingly awesome. Cool stuff. - Joe

Booker T Jones - The Road From Memphis (Anti-) - Walking Papers

Psychedelic Horseshit - Laced (Fatcat) - French Countryside

Thurston Moore - Demolished Thoughts (Matador) - Benediction

Long Long Long - (Self Released) - There Are Tape Machines Down There

Araignee - Split 7" (Fixture) - Silvia

Tonstartssbandht - Now I Am Become (Arbutus) - Eidfn A AOD Sulie

Father's Children - Father's Children (Numero Group) - Everybody's Got A Problem

Millionaire At Midnight - An Alternate Popular History Of Music (Numero Group) - Coit Tower

Orchestre Poly Rhythmo - First Album (Analog Africa) - 1

Ebo Taylor - Life Stories (Strut) - Aba Yaa

Tunde Mabadu - Sweet Times (Strut) - Viva Disco

Sanso-Xtro - Fountain Fountain Joyous Mountain (Digitalis) - Fountain Fountain

Forma - Forma (Spectrum Spools) - Forma 237B

Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 (Oscilloscope) - Tadlock's Glasses

Doug Shipton - Dedicated Swallower of Fashion (Fat City/Finder's Keepers) - 1-3

Velvet Chrome - Hall Of Mirrors (Self Released) - Devil's Gold

Hot & Cold - Conclusion Introduction (Self Released) - Uighur Pop

Grimes - Dark Bloom (Arbutus) - Crystal Ball

Ebo Taylor - Life Stories (Strut) - What Is Life?

The Kinks - Arthur (Reprise) - Victoria

New Shiver May 16, 2011

The image of the small grouping of sea forts that were originally linked together by steel walkways build in the Thames and Mersey Estuaries in the 2nd WW keep on coming up in different contexts - my favourite has nothing to do with them being used as anti-aircraft outposts, but with pirate radio.....

they all have super rad names like shivering sands, red sands, nore. I would like to make some radio out there one day - i'll look into it

Duke Ellington - Watch the Closing Doors Vol.1 - Take the A-Train (Year Zero)

Gang Gang Dance - Eye Contact - Glass Jar (4AD)

Tonstartssbandht - Now i am Become - Somerette (Arbutus)

Sans-xtro - Fountain Fountain Joyous Mountain -Hello Night Crow (Digitalis)

Esmerine - La Leucheza - A Dog River (Constellation)

Esmerine - La Lechuza - Walking Through Mist (Constellation)

Essaie Pas - Essaie Pas - Hey Hey (Self Released)

Cave Bears - Get Out of the House - Track 2 (self Released)

Psychedelic Horse Shit - Laced - Tropical Vision (Nonesuch)

Secret Mommy - the Mall - Clothing Racks(Sears) (Ache recs.)

Hot + Cold - - No Dreams Tonight (Self Released)

Dirty Beaches -Night People Cs - White Sand (Self Released)

Only 3 more days till....

Festival de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville

kicks off its 27th year on the 19th of may............here's a little preview!

Richard Pinhas - Tranzition - Moumoune Girl (Cuneiform)

Jaap Blonk& Maja Ratkje - Post Human Identities of Strange Abductors- (Kontrans)

Zeena Parkins - No Way Back - Slant Left (Atavistic)

Ken Vandremark- Territory Band 6 - Part 1 (Atavistic)

The Ex - Turn the vinyl yeas:80-90 - Getachew (Touch and Go)

LIVE CONCERT RE---PLAY MAY 9th

Hey. Today was a very special episode of New Shit featuring the entirety of CKUT's Saturday night show at Casa del Popolo. Many thanks to Andy White for putting the thing together and of course to all the bands who played.

You Me Colour Band
Sugar Boys
Sunken Skulls feat. Waupoos
Hot & Cold
Caymans
Love King Michael Farsky USA
Jason Harvey

New Sheets! MAY 2

Mountains - Air Museum (Thrill Jockey) - January 17

James Pants - James Pants (Stones Throw) - Beta

Hans Joachim Roedelius - Momenti Felici (Bureau B) - Anima Mundi

Gorillaz - The Fall (EMI) - Phoner to Arizona

Miracle Fortress - Was I The Wave? (Secret City) - Tracers

Magic Sam - West Side Soul (Delmark) - I Need You So Bad

Bob & Gene - 7" (Daptone) - It's Not What You Know (It's Who You Know)

Charles Bradley - No Time For Dreaming (Daptone) - In You I Found A Love

Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo - Cotonou Club (Strut) - Von Vo Nono

Sroeng Santi - Thai? Dai! The Heavier Side of the Luk Thung Underground (B-Music/Finders Keepers) - Baa Baa Buam Buam

The Matadors - Get Down From The Tree (Munster) - Get Down From The Tree

Bob Markley - West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band (Sunbeam) - Tia Juana Ball

Radiohead - 7" (TBD) - The Butcher

The Sea & Cake - The Moonlight Butterfly (Thrill Jockey) - Up On The North Shore

Tune-Yards - Who Kill (4AD) - My Doorstep

Tonstartssbandht - Hymn (Does Are) - Susie/Jesse

Hot & Cold - Any Monkey Is Dangerous (Maybe Noise) - Fish In The Mail

Cousins Of Reggae - Live 6/28/09 - Cache Of Civilizations

The You Me Colour Band - - Blank Earth/Empty Water

Zodiac Free Arts Club - Floating World (Permanent Vacation) - Lindos Express

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues (Sub-Pop) - Lorelai

Nick Lowe - Labour Of Lust (YepRoc) - Cracking Up